FILTER Magazine #56

LOOK: GRMLN Announces Debut LP ; Releases “Teenage Rhythm”

By Staff, Photo by Tae San Park on March 21, 2013

20-year-old, Japan-born, SoCal raised, GRMLN has announced his much awaited transition into the land of the long play with upcoming LP:Empire. Coming with the release of his new single, “Teenage Rhythm,” the announcement promises a full-length record via Carpark Records on June 4th.

The record itself was mixed in under five days at San Francisco’s Different Fur Studios and encompasses a range of clean and upbeat pop rock tunes with a heavy pop punk influence reminiscent of the 90’s. This is a stark change from some of GRMLN’s earlier dreamy tracks synonymous with his Explore EP.

Known by his friends as YoodooPark, the tracks were predominately written in the months preceding Park’s sophomore year at UCSC and are preoccupied with the theme of personal growth and the complicated nature of relationships in youth.